Body Wear Accessories

Abstract

A new method and system for accessorizing body wear of a user. Various conventional accessories are attached to clothing that covers the legs and a user's other parts. The way in which the accessories are held ensures that the accessories to not fall off and/or injure others during the typical heavy motion of a user's legs throughout a typical day.

Claims

1. A method for accessorizing a garment of a user, comprising: placing a garment on the user; attaching retaining members to the garment at a variety of angles; and arranging an accessory through the retaining members.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising attaching the retaining members to form a slope between the retaining members around the garment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the retaining members are clear.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the accessory is a necklace.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising moving the garment to cause the necklace to move back and forth through the retaining members.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising the user extending or contracting a muscle to cause the necklace to move back and forth through the retaining members.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising the user extending or contracting a muscle to cause the necklace to move back and forth through the retaining members.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the variety of angles is the retaining member having a point of attachment to the garment such that the point of attachment to the garment is pointing up, pointing left, and pointing right.

9. The method of claim 2, further comprising: wherein the retaining members are clear; wherein the accessory is a necklace; moving the garment to cause the necklace to move back and forth through the retaining members; further comprising the user extending or contracting a muscle to cause the necklace to move back and forth through the retaining members; and wherein the variety of angles is the retaining member having a point of attachment to the garment such that the point of attachment to the garment is pointing up, pointing left, and pointing right.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The present invention will be better understood with reference to the appended drawing sheets, wherein:

[0020] FIG. 1 displays a series of retaining members arranged in a general sloping pattern encircling a stocking according to the present invention.

[0021] FIG. 2 shows the various angles of attachment points of the retaining members according to the present invention.

[0022] FIG. 3 shows retaining members arranged at various angles at various positions along a stocking according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0023] The present invention is a system and method for accessorizing a user's legs and arms, although it can be a method for accessorizing any article of clothing. A series of retaining members 10 are disposed on any conventional clothing, preferably, a stocking 20. The retaining members 10 can be slits, holes, loops, hoops, and/or tubes, but preferably are free-hanging loops of clear material that are attached to the stocking 20 at various positions and angles.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 1, the series of retaining members 10 are arranged in a general sloping pattern encircling leg 30 of stocking 20. The sloping pattern that encircles leg 30 of stocking 20 is preferred in cases where a necklace 40 or other long accessory is strung through retaining members 10. This is preferred because necklace 40 is loosely positioned through each of retaining members 10and in this way, necklace 40 loosely encircles leg 30. Should leg 30 bend, as for example during running, walking, or sitting, necklace 40 slides back and forth through retaining members 10 with ease. Similarly, should leg 30 sway back and forth during a walking motion, necklace 40 will not restrain the girth of leg 30 as muscles extend and contract. This is because the retaining members 10 do not fit tightly to necklace 40 that has been disposed within retaining members 10, but rather, retaining members 10 merely provide support for necklace 40 so that necklace 40 does not fall from stocking 20.

[0025] It should be further noted that the sloping pattern of retaining members 10 about stocking 20 is purposeful because it allows necklace 40 to tend to hang about leg 30 via gravity. Motion of leg 30 causes necklace 40 to slide back and forth within retaining members 10, as more length of necklace 40 than required to encircle leg 30 through retaining members 10, is chosen for necklace 40. Thus, there is extra slack 45 of necklace 40 that congregates toward ankle 50. Extra slack 45 of necklace 40 normally remains toward ankle 50. But during motion or bending of leg 30, extra slack 45 provides the needed length of necklace 40 so that necklace 40 can slide through retaining members 10 against gravity to prevent stress on necklace 40. When motion or bending of leg 30 does not exert stress on necklace 40, necklace 40 slides back through retaining members 10 via gravity and extra slack 45 is once again visible toward ankle 50.

[0026] As extra insurance that necklace 40 will not be stressed and break as leg 30 enlarges and shrinks during normal walking and sitting, retaining members can be arranged in a first horizontal pattern 60 and a second horizontal pattern 70. First horizontal pattern 60 is positioned just below knee 80 of leg 30. Second horizontal pattern 70 is positioned just above ankle 50 of leg 30. First horizontal pattern 60 and second horizontal pattern 70 depart from the sloping pattern of retaining members 10 about stocking 20in particular, first horizontal pattern 60 and second horizontal pattern 70 have retaining members 10 arranged in a generally horizontal plane encircling leg 30. So, according to this embodiment of the present invention, retaining members 10 are arranged in a general sloping pattern encircling leg 30 of stocking 20, but after knee 80, retaining members 10 are arranged in first horizontal pattern 60 encircling leg 30 of stocking 20; and then retaining members 10 are arranged in a general sloping pattern encircling leg 30 of stocking 20 until just before ankle 50, where retaining members 10 are arranged in second horizontal pattern 70.

[0027] Accordingly, first horizontal pattern 60 provides for necklace 40 to be horizontally positioned about stocking 20, providing lower-tensioned areas of necklace 40 to be taken up above knee 80 as needed during movement of leg 30. Similarly, second horizontal pattern 70 provides for necklace 40 to be horizontally positioned about stocking 20, providing lower-tensioned areas of necklace 40 to be taken up above ankle 50 as needed during movement of leg 30.

[0028] Although the generally sloping pattern of retaining members 10 has been explained above, and is shown in FIG. 1 as a generally sloping spiral around stocking 20, the particular sizing of retaining members 10 requires some further description. The actual diameter of the retaining members 10 should be somewhat larger than necklace 40 in terms of diameterfor as noted above: the retaining members 10 do not fit tightly to necklace 40 that has been disposed within retaining members 10, but rather, retaining members 10 merely provide support for necklace 40 so that necklace 40 does not fall from stocking 20. In other words, the diameter of the retaining members 10 must be large enough so that necklace 40 (or whatever else is placed within retaining members 10) is able to slide back and forth within the retaining members 10.

[0029] Moreover, although the generally sloping pattern of retaining members 10 has been explained above, and is shown in FIG. 1 as a generally sloping spiral around stocking 20and the general sizing of retaining members 10 has been explainedthe particular angling of retaining members 10 requires some further description. The angling of retaining members 10 refers to the angle at which retaining members 10 are attached to stocking 20. For example, retaining members 10 could be attached to stocking 20 so that, as shown in FIG. 2, the attachment point 80 is at the highest vertical position 100; angled to the upper right position 110; angled to the upper left position 120; angled to the far right position 130; and/or angled to the far left position 140. Importantly, the angle at which retaining members 10 are attached to stocking 20 determines how retaining members 10 depend from stocking 20or in other words, the angle at which retaining members 10 are arranged to receive necklace 40. Preferably, as shown in FIG. 3, retaining members 10 are arranged at various angles at various positions along stocking 20. The user of the present invention determines which of the retaining members 10 to use to string necklace 40, although the aforementioned arrangement of necklace 40as shown in FIG. 1is preferred for all the reasons already addressed.

[0030] It should be understood that although necklace 40 is shown and explained has being threaded through retaining members 10, any objects could be threaded through retaining members 10 in any pattern of retaining members 10. For example, little pendants could be attached clipped to or strung through one or a multiplicity of retaining members 10. Even necklace 40 could be tied or actually fastened to any one or multiplicity of retaining members 10. Stocking 20, although described and shown above, could be any garment, as well as a garment covering the upper body. The present invention with retainer members 10 could even be disposed on a ski hatthat is various garments could replace the stocking 20 of the present invention as described above. It should also be understood that retaining members 10 could be variously-sized diameter loops having one point of attachment to stocking 20 or another garment worn by the user.

[0031] Having illustrated the present invention, it should be understood that various adjustments and versions might be implemented without venturing away from the essence of the present invention. Further, it should be understood that the present invention is not solely limited to the invention as described in the embodiments above, but further comprises any and all embodiments within the scope of this application.

[0032] The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The exemplary embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.